Was eager to see the new Very Merry offering: “A Totally Tomorrowland Christmas Show.” The cast is eight dancers, a hostess named Haley Comet plus citizens of Tomorrowland: Buzz Lightyear, Mike Wazowski and Stitch. Haley puts Stitch in charge (have they not met?) of finding Santa Claus for the show’s finale.
In the meantime, there are song and dance numbers. Buzz — surprisingly agile — does a hyper-serious version of “Jingle Bells” that involves his enemy Zurg. The dance element is very urban/modern/hip-hop here, whereas the choreography otherwise is more Broadway meets 1970s TV Christmas variety show. But it’s enjoyable and well conceived. In my head I started calling them “Buzz Lightyear and the Buzz Lightyear Dancers.”
Mike’s number is “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” which made me smirk since Mike, you know, has no nose.
